Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics58.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive108% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-A  (all builds)
Memory5.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170322
Uptime82 Days
Run DateSep 02 '19 at 03:59
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 18%
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 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
84.5% Excellent
Memory 96.5
1-Core 122
2-Core 213
84% 144 Pts
4-Core 392
8-Core 584
61% 488 Pts
64-Core 650
40% 650 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
58.6% Above average
Lighting 73.6
Reflection 76.4
Parallax 65.8
60% 71.9 fps
MRender 66.4
Gravity 68.5
Splatting 69.3
56% 68.1 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 58.6%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
108GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 309 287 283 240 191 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 457
Write 433
Mixed 394
SusWrite 279
88% 390 MB/s
4K Read 39.8
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 50.5
182% 66.1 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 357
269% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 108%
Great: 134%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58
876GB free
Firmware: AX1R2C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 112 115 115 115 114 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
64.9% Good
Read 112
Write 111
Mixed 34.2
SusWrite 114
67% 92.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
121% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 64.9%
Great: 62%
TOSHIBA DT01ACA100 1TB
694GB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 38 38 39 39 38 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
15.8% Very poor
Read 40.7
Write 39
Mixed 28.3
SusWrite 37.8
49% 36.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.3
30% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 15.8%
Great: 71%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
62.1% Good
MC Read 22.3
MC Write 21.8
MC Mixed 18.1
59% 20.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.5
SC Write 22.6
SC Mixed 20.3
58% 20.1 GB/s
Latency 52.1
77% 52.1 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 62.1%
Great: 117%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical PRIME Z270-A Builds (Compare 8,321 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer

Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-A - $159

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $659
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